Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-13
a BADGER GIRL.
Miss Mary Cove Creates a
Sensation at u Water
ing Place.
Her Secret Marriage The Cause
In uoing . Tray ling Minister
TO Perform the Ceremony

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. IL.
sha, the charming summer watering place
just west of here, is reyeling in a sensa-
tional wave. The gossips agree that they
have never had such a meal as that set
before them by Miss May Cove and
George HAYES in their secret marriage.
Miss Cove is admitted by all who have
seen her to be the most beautiful girl in
the west. She is hardly more han q
child, and is the second daughter OF Hon.
K. L.. Cove, one of the wealahiest men OF
the village, and q democratic politician
OF state reputation
Young Hawes is the son OF w~ellknown
people, witty, and Of rather a lovely dis
position. The question OF marriage had
been discussed by the young people, and
several months ago Letters fell into the
hands OF Miss Goye's mother in which
was made known a proposal to elope.
Afterwards q young farmer seemingly
beoanle her ~favorite, and gosstps were
certain they were engaged. Tuesday OF
last week Mr.. Cove was called to Mil
waakee, and during his absence the mar
risge teok place.
There are conflicting stories regarding
the event. All ia certain is this, that 1t
occurred in the office at Silurian Park.
Miss Cove was accompanied by her
friend, Miss Gertie Hart, daughter of q
dairymsn. The ceremony wal performed
by the Rev. DR.. Mcbride, Of Marshall,
Tex. Mr.. Cove clains that his daughter
did not go voluntarily before the clergy
man; that she was frightened by Howes,
who, it is also alleged threatened to
shoot her and himself II she did not give
her consent. Halves, on the contrary,
claims that Miss Cove acted of her own
free will. The real facts will not be
known until they are brought nut In
court, as they will be.
Miss Cove, OF Mrs. Halves, returned to
her fathers house soon after the mar
riage, n sincs that time has not ex-
changed u word with Halves. Saturday
she attended the fair with her brother-in-
law. and while Halves was several times
near her they had no conversation.
After Mr.. Cove met young Halves on the
sidewalk, and on the impulse of the mo.
ment struck the young man behind ths
ear, knocking him intottha muddy street.
Halves then procured q wsrrsnt for Mr..
Goye's arrest on a charge of assault and
battery. The warrant wa served on him
n the case will be called. Papers are
being prepared under the direction of
Mr.. Cove to set aside the marriage as
null and void on two points. that the
Rev. Mcbride was not competent to per-
form the ceremony, and that the young
lady was the victim Of coercion.
In regard to De. Mcbride not being
competent to perform the ceremony, the
facts are that when DR.. Mcbride came
to Waukesha he had a letter OF introduce
ton to the Rev, DR.. Strong, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, In which 1t was
stated that Or. Mcbride wal pastor of a
church at Marshall, Tex. Two weeks
| ago Mr.. Powers, a friend Of DR.. Mcbride,
was shout to be married and he asked
the doctor to perform the ceremony.
DR.. Mcbride asked DR.. Strong what steps
was necessary to make him competent to
perform the ceremony, and he was in
formed that he would have to file his or
dinstion papers. He did not do this, but
in place of those papsrs he fled o lstter
from DIR; Strong, in which the latter tes-
ttasd to the fact that DIR. Mcbride is a
regularly ordained minister.